The Value Of Higher Education

Freeeducationalcontent is appearing at an
increasing rate. There has never been a better time to be an autodidact
in computer science. A chorus of voices prescribe or proclaim the
endof the university, to be
replaced by vocational training or self-driven education. Most of these
people are highly educated. Peter
Thiel,
PayPal founder, has a JD from Stanford. Paul Graham has a PhD in
Computer Science from Harvard. They would not who they are or where they
are without extensive higher education. The university’s job is to teach
students to think deeply about difficult subjects. Students often don’t
know they are interested in something until experiencing it in a
classroom. The university can ignite a passion for knowledge and ideas
that can change the course of their lives.

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